These woodless pencils are a large diameter, extra long (180mm), solid graphite stick encased in a unique easy to peel paper wrapper with thumb notches for easy grip. They can be used for producing precise lines as well as broad strokes when it is broken into chunks. Graphitone pencils can be used wet or dry to create an infinite range of tonal variations. The soft, wide grip strip is ideal for general sketching purposes and being water-soluble in 4 wash strengths they can be used to achieve dramatic line and wash effects